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.pdfIntentionally Set Fires
Based on data reported by fire departments in the survey, the NFPA estimates there were 30,500 intentionally set structure fires in 2008, an decrease of 6.2% from a year ago (see Table 5). (Note the NFPA survey is based on the NFIRS 5.0 system. This new system has an intentionally set category which is equivalent to the old incendiary category. There is no new equivalent to the old suspicious category, which has been eliminated.)
These intentionally set structure fires resulted in an estimated 315 civilian deaths, an increase of 6.8%. These set structure fires also resulted in $866,000,000 in property loss, a significant increase of 18.2%.
Also in 2008, there were an estimated 17,500 intentionally set vehicle fires, a decrease of 14.7% from a year ago. These set vehicle fires resulted in $139,000,000 in property loss a decrease of 4.1% from a year ago..
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Table 5 |
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Estimate of 2008 Losses in |
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Intentionally Set Structure Fires |
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Intentionally* Set |
Estimate |
Percent change |
Structure Fires |
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from 2007 |
Number of Structure Fires |
30,500 |
-6.2 |
Civilian Deaths |
315 |
+6.8 |
Property Loss1 |
$866,000,000 |
+18.2** |
The estimates are based on data reported to the NFPA by fire departments that responded to the 2008 National Fire Experience Survey.
1 This includes overall direct property loss to contents, structure, a vehicle, machinery, vegetation, or anything else involved in a fire. It does not include indirect losses, e.g., business interruption or temporary shelter costs. No adjustment was made for inflation in the year-to-year comparison.
*The NFPA Survey is based on the NFIRS 5.0 system. This system has an intentionally set category which is equivalent to the old incendiary category. There is no new equivalent to the old suspicious category, which has been eliminated.
**Change was statistically significant at the .05 level.
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Region
Fire loss rates nationwide and by region5 can be seen in Table 6. The South had the highest rate with 5.6 fires per thousand people followed by the Midwest with 5.2.
The Midwest with 15.7 had the highest death rate per million population followed by the South (12.7).
The Northeast (69.8) and the Midwest (66.1) had the highest injury rates per million population, while the West had the lowest (35.8).
The Midwest with $56.9 had the highest property loss rate per capita followed by the South ($48.9), and the West ($46.6).
Fire incident rates by region and community size are shown in Table 7. The Northeast had the highest rate for communities of 100,000 to 249,999, the Midwest had the highest rate for communities of 250,000 to 499,999, and the South had the highest rates for communities of 10,000 to 99,999, and for smaller communities (population of less that 10,000).
Civilian fire deaths per million population by region and community size are shown in Table 8. The Northeast had the highest rate for communities of 500,000 or more, the Midwest had the highest rates for communities of 250,000 to 499,999, communities of 25,000 to 49,999, and communities of 5,000 to 9,999, the South had the highest rates for communities of 100,000 to 249,999, communities of 10,000 to 24,999, and communities of less than 2,500, and the West had the highest rate for communities of 2,500 to 4,999.
Civilian fire injuries per million population by region and community size are shown in Table 9. The Midwest had the highest rates for communities of 100,000 to 499,999 and communities of 10,000 to 24,999, the South had the highest rate for communities of 25,000 to 49,999, and the Northeast had the highest rates for communities of 500,000 or more, communities of 50,000 to 99,999, and for the smaller communities (populations of less than 10,000).
Property loss per capita by region and community size are shown in Table 10. The West had the highest rate for communities of 500,000 or more, the Northeast had the highest rates for communities of 50,000 to 249,999, and the smallest communities (populations less than 2,500), and the South had the highest rates for communities of 250,000 to 499,999, communities of 10,000 to 49,999, and communities of 2,500 to 4,999.
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Table 6
Fire Loss Rates Nationwide and by Region, 2008
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Number of |
Civilian |
Civilian |
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Fires per |
Deaths per |
Injuries per |
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Region |
Thousand |
Million |
Million |
Property Loss |
Population |
Population |
Population |
per Capita |
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Nationwide |
4.8 |
10.9 |
54.9 |
50.9* |
Northeast |
4.3 |
8.7 |
69.8 |
38.4 |
Midwest |
5.2 |
15.7 |
66.1 |
56.9 |
South |
5.6 |
12.7 |
53.1 |
48.9 |
West |
3.5 |
5.4 |
35.8 |
57.6* |
Source: NFPA’s; Survey of Fire Departments for 2008 U.S. Fire Experience. Note that the Midwest region was formerly called the Northcentral. *Includes California Wildfires 2008.
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Table 7
2008 Fires per Thousand Population
Population of |
All |
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Community |
Regions |
Northeast |
Midwest |
South |
West |
500,000 or more |
3.9 |
* |
* |
4.0 |
2.8 |
250,000 to 499,999 |
3.4 |
* |
4.3 |
3.7 |
2.8 |
100,000 to 249,999 |
3.7 |
5.5 |
3.8 |
4.4 |
2.6 |
50,000 to 99,999 |
3.5 |
4.4 |
2.8 |
4.7 |
2.7 |
25,000 to 49,999 |
3.9 |
4.3 |
3.1 |
4.8 |
3.8 |
10,000 to 24,999 |
4.2 |
4.0 |
3.5 |
5.7 |
3.8 |
5,000 to 9,999 |
5.6 |
4.6 |
4.5 |
7.4 |
6.7 |
2,500 to 4,999 |
7.1 |
5.6 |
5.5 |
10.7 |
9.8 |
under 2,500 |
11.0 |
7.7 |
8.9 |
18.7 |
11.3 |
Source: NFPA's Survey of Fire Departments for 2008 U.S. Fire Experience.
*Insufficient data
Note that the Midwest region was formerly called the Northcentral.
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Table 8
2008 Civilian Fire Deaths per Million Population by Region and Size of Community
Population of |
All |
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Community |
Regions |
Northeast |
Midwest |
South |
West |
500,000 or more |
8.2 |
12.7 |
12.3 |
10.1 |
3.7 |
250,000 to 499,999 |
8.1 |
* |
14.7 |
8.6 |
5.5 |
100,000 to 249,999 |
7.6 |
6.7 |
7.6 |
10.7 |
4.1 |
50,000 to 99,999 |
7.5 |
7.3 |
7.0 |
10.0 |
4.8 |
25,000 to 49,999 |
10.7 |
11.3 |
12.2 |
10.8 |
5.0 |
10,000 to 24,999 |
13.4 |
11.6 |
13.5 |
17.7 |
5.6 |
5,000 to 9,999 |
10.4 |
11.1 |
13.2 |
8.0 |
3.7 |
2,500 to 4,999 |
17.2 |
* |
23.5 |
14.8 |
29.1 |
under 2,500 |
24.2 |
14.1 |
19.9 |
49.0 |
11.0 |
Source: NFPA's Survey of Fire Departments for 2008 U.S. Fire Experience
*Insufficient data
Note that the Midwest region was formerly called the Northcentral.
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Table 9
2008 Civilian Fire Injuries per Million Population by Region and Size of Community
Population of |
All |
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Community |
Regions |
Northeast |
Midwest |
South |
West |
500,000 or more |
55.9 |
89.3 |
* |
41.9 |
46.0 |
250,000 to 499,999 |
58.9 |
* |
93.2 |
72.4 |
30.9 |
100,000 to 249,999 |
64.2 |
90.3 |
94.6 |
76.7 |
30.8 |
50,000 to 99,999 |
60.5 |
77.3 |
63.1 |
68.0 |
39.7 |
25,000 to 49,999 |
71.7 |
82.9 |
66.6 |
83.5 |
48.7 |
10,000 to 24,999 |
51.5 |
57.3 |
58.1 |
46.7 |
26.7 |
5,000 to 9,999 |
41.1 |
52.3 |
36.0 |
42.5 |
36.7 |
2,500 to 4,999 |
33.8 |
50.2 |
34.4 |
26.2 |
15.0 |
under 2,500 |
45.1 |
62.9 |
39.8 |
61.1 |
11.3 |
Source: NFPA's Survey of Fire Departments for 2008 U.S. Fire Experience.
*Insufficient data
Note that the Midwest region was formerly called the Northcentral.
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Table 10
2008 Property Loss per Person by Region and Size of Community
Population of |
All |
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Community |
Regions |
Northeast |
Midwest |
South |
West |
500,000 or more |
$40.7 |
* |
* |
$38.3 |
$42.5 |
250,000 to 499,999 |
28.2 |
* |
$28.5 |
32.6 |
24.4 |
100,000 to 249,999 |
39.9 |
$54.4 |
32.7 |
46.3 |
34.1 |
50,000 to 99,999 |
34.2 |
46.6 |
27.2 |
38.4 |
33.9 |
25,000 to 49,999 |
45.2 |
33.3 |
49.1 |
52.2 |
31.9 |
10,000 to 24,999 |
42.5 |
44.8 |
39.1 |
52.8 |
33.6 |
5,000 to 9,999 |
63.7 |
49.2 |
65.4 |
63.8 |
82.3 |
2,500 to 4,999 |
56.1 |
54.3 |
51.9 |
71.1 |
47.4 |
under 2,500 |
111.8 |
138.5 |
98.7 |
122.8 |
125.8 |
Source: NFPA's Survey of Fire Departments for 2008 U.S. Fire Experience.
*Insufficient data
Note that the Midwest region was formerly called the Northcentral.
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Average Fire Experience
Average fire experience by community size for all fires and residential properties can be seen in Tables 11 and 12.
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Table 11
Average 2008 Fire Experience by Size of Community
Population of |
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All |
Total |
Structure |
Civilian |
Civilian |
Property |
Community |
Fires |
Fires |
Deaths |
Injuries |
Loss |
1,000,000 or more |
6,223 |
1,881 |
14.50 |
130.67 |
$48,427,500 |
500,000 to 999,999 |
2,835 |
1,066 |
5.77 |
31.45 |
33,797,600 |
250,000 to 499,999 |
1,190 |
431 |
2.83 |
20.71 |
10,174,500 |
100,000 to 249,999 |
557 |
205 |
1.15 |
9.68 |
8,568,700 |
50,000 to 99,999 |
239 |
95 |
0.50 |
4.07 |
2,342,600 |
25,000 to 49,999 |
133 |
51 |
0.38 |
2.51 |
1,695,800 |
10,000 to 24,999 |
66 |
24 |
0.21 |
0.80 |
713,400 |
5,000 to 9,999 |
39 |
13 |
0.09 |
0.29 |
453,500 |
2,500 to 4,999 |
24 |
8 |
0.10 |
0.27 |
279,900 |
under 2,500 |
12 |
3 |
0.03 |
0.05 |
150,800 |
Source: NFPA's Survey of Fire Departments for 2008 U.S. Fire Experience
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